Ming Dynasty: Ask Zhu Yuanzhang to abdicate at the beginning

Chapter 60: Kill him! Kill him immediately!
A sound fell.

There was an immediate sound of rebuke in the hall.

"How dare you lie to your majesty in front of him?"

"Lan Yu, a real man should take responsibility for his actions. Don't you admit what you did?"

"You recruited many sons into the army and allowed them to commit crimes and do evil. These are facts, right? Do you want to call in witnesses to testify?"

……

All the ministers spoke up.

"Lan Yu, since you admit your innocence, why do you come here naked and with thorns on your back to plead guilty?"

"Yes, if you weren't guilty, how could you do this?"

"Lan Yu, confess your crime as soon as possible. His Majesty may reduce your sentence in consideration of your great contributions and hard work. If you remain stubborn and refuse to change your ways, you must know that the law is ruthless and it will be too late to regret it then."

Old Zhu looked at Lan Yu and said, "So, you didn't come here willingly?"

"No!" Lan Yu shook his head and said, "Although I admit that I am innocent, I am willing to come here today to ask for forgiveness."

Old Zhu threw the impeachment memorial in front of him and said, "Then take a look at the charges listed here to see if they are true and which one is wrongly accusing you?"

At this time, Lan Yu's hands were still tied and he couldn't open the door.

The eunuch hurried over and spread the memorial on the ground for Lan Yu to read.

Lan Yu took a quick look and raised his head and said, "Everything listed above is true and there is no injustice."

"Then you still say you are innocent?" Old Zhu shouted angrily.

Lan Yu said loudly:
"There are many crimes listed here, but there are many crimes that Your Majesty has already issued an order to punish me for, so that I can learn from them in the future."

"Your Majesty has spoken with all your heart. Since you have pardoned my crime, I am certainly innocent."

"Except for the crime of adopting many sons, none of the remaining crimes were committed by me."

"It was committed by the officers and soldiers under my jurisdiction. I have nothing to do with it directly."

"If you convict me of this, even if I admit my guilt, I am afraid that officials all over the country will never be able to sleep peacefully again."

"All the officials in the court have ruled their own territories, and many of them have governed a region or commanded a large army."

"Under whose command, no officer, soldier or civilian has ever committed a crime?"

"If anyone in the army commits a crime, the commander must be arrested and punished."

"If anyone among the people commits a crime, the officials in charge must be arrested and punished."

"May I ask all the nobles in the palace, gentlemen, is there anyone who is innocent?"

There was silence in the hall.

"As for the adopted sons I have adopted."

Lan Yu turned his head and looked at the ministers in the court, and said in a deep voice: "I did not take it for myself, but for the former crown prince."

When he heard the words "the former prince", Lao Zhu's eyes narrowed slightly, and the expression on his face suddenly became somewhat scary.

Lan Yu took a breath and said, "Your Majesty governs with ease, is wise and wise, and wherever the dragon's might reaches, all the people in the world submit to him."

"There is no need for me to worry too much."

"However, I was once a member of the Eastern Palace and served as an assistant to the former Crown Prince."

"So the prince is kind-hearted and open-minded, but I have to observe and guard against him."

"The Ming Dynasty has just been established, and people's hearts are unstable."

"So the prince has been in the court for a long time and has never led the troops himself."

"As a general under the Eastern Palace, it is my duty to maintain my roots in the army."

"So the Crown Prince relies on this important minister, trusts him, and confides in him. This minister will never be able to repay this kindness in three lifetimes."

"My foundation in the army is the same as the former prince's foundation in the army."

"I have adopted many sons and placed my confidants in the army so that one day, if something unexpected happens, I can still command the generals and dispatch troops to protect the safety of the former crown prince and the Ming Dynasty."

"The prince also knew about this incident and did not hide anything."

"If you think that these actions are a sign of forming a clique with the former crown prince to pursue personal interests and have evil intentions, then Lan Yu is willing to take the blame!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the faces of all the ministers in the court changed drastically.

The civil officials were surprised and delighted, while the military generals and nobles were stunned and couldn't believe it.

Is Lan Yu crazy?
He actually admitted that he formed a clique for personal gain?

Zhu Yunhuan's expression remained unchanged, but a hint of joy flashed across his eyes, which no one noticed.

Lan Yu finally came to his senses.

As soon as he opened his mouth, he tied Zhu Biao tightly to himself, which meant he was invincible!
A civil servant stepped out and asked, "So, are you admitting that you have long had rebellious intentions?"

Lan Yu turned his head to look at him, a cold light flashed in his eyes, then he turned to look at Old Zhu above and said, "I have no intention of rebelling. I only know to be loyal to the former crown prince, and I will not hesitate to go through fire and water."

"This statement can be expressed by the heavens and the earth, and can be verified by the sun and the moon."

The civil servant pointed at him and said, "You keep saying the former crown prince, so I want to ask you, where do you put His Majesty?" "You said to prevent unexpected events? What unexpected events do you mean?"

"If His Majesty wants to depose the Crown Prince for some reason, will you not accept it?"

"Does the former crown prince want to rebel? Do you want to join him in the rebellion?"

Lan Yu turned around again and looked at the official, and Zhu Yunhuan's instructions last night emerged in his mind.

The foundation of one's survival is loyalty to Zhu Biao.

Only by keeping this in mind can he pass the test!

Lan Yu said firmly: "Yes!"

As soon as the words came out, there were bursts of gasps in the hall.

The civil servant was overjoyed and immediately bowed to Old Zhu and said:
"Your Majesty, Lan Yu was disloyal to you, his rebellious intentions were clear, he formed a clique for personal gain, and committed treason. I ask Your Majesty to punish him immediately, execute his family, and exterminate his clan to serve as a warning to others."

"presumptuous!"

Suddenly, there was a roar, like thunder.

The violent volume swept out, shaking the tiles above the temple so much that they were faintly trembling.

Everyone in the hall was terrified by this sudden change.

Old Zhu, who had been calm all this time, stood up from the dragon chair tremblingly, pointed at the civil servant and said, "You...you...you...deserve to die!"

"Someone come! Someone come!" Lao Zhu shouted, "Take him down and beat him to death. Beat him to death immediately... Beat him to death!"

Crash... Upon hearing the order, the guards standing outside the hall immediately rushed in, held down the official and dragged him away.

"Your Majesty, what crime have I committed?" the official, still confused, shouted.

In response, there was another roar: "Come here, raid his house immediately, we are going to chop his whole family into pieces and torture them to death!"

Obviously.

At this moment, Old Zhu was so angry that he was confused.

The official was simply ordered to be killed immediately.

But he wanted to cut his family into pieces.

There was complete silence in the hall.

No one came out to plead for the official.

Many ministers turned pale with fright.

It has been so many years, but this is the first time I have seen His Majesty the Emperor so angry.

Before this, even when major cases such as the "Guo Heng Case", "Empty Seal Case" and "Hu Weiyong Case" occurred, with countless deaths and the court empty, Zhu Yuanzhang did not lose his composure like this.

At this time, who would dare to come out and plead for mercy to the furious Old Zhu?

Fang Xiaoru was eager to make a move and wanted to stand up and speak out against the emperor several times, but Huang Zicheng, who was standing beside him, quietly pulled him back and held him down.

The dragon has reverse scales, which will kill you if you touch it.

Therefore, Crown Prince Zhu Biao was undoubtedly the emperor's Achilles' heel.

Now, the late Crown Prince Zhu Biao has been gone for only a few months, and old Zhu is now missing his son extremely.

When the official uttered the words "Could it be that the former prince is rebelling?", he had already decided to die.

"Grandpa Emperor, please calm down!" Zhu Yunhuan spoke first, his eyes also red.

This is thanks to this young body.

After being frightened, it is easy to have red eyes and tears.

The perfect performance at this time elevated his acting talent to several levels.

Otherwise, he really wouldn't be able to cry as he had no feelings for his cheap father.

The ministers, who were frightened by Zhu's sudden rage, finally came to their senses.

They all knelt down in unison.

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

……

Old Zhu stood on the high platform in front of the dragon throne, silent.

Suddenly, two lines of hot tears rolled out.

"Biao'er!"

He murmured softly.

In a moment, tears were pouring down, and I couldn't speak.

(End of this chapter)